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WLUSP 2024-25 Election Candidates’ Platforms
Editor’s Note: This page was updated on Feb. 7 to include two more platforms for student director. Thea Biallas – President, Publisher & Chair Photo unavailable. Hi, my name is Thea Biallas,…
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A new brew: Veritas Café opens at One Market Square in Brantford
The once-abandoned mall is now a vibrant atmosphere for members of the Laurier community, as well as others in the downtown core of Brantford. The new Veritas Cafe is largely responsible for…
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Brantford Downtown Outreach Team (BDOT) program takes new approach to social outreach
The Brantford Downtown Outreach Team, otherwise known as BDOT, is a pilot program implemented in July of 2019 with a focus on reaching out to people struggling with addiction, homelessness and other…
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It’s called a hustle, sweetheart, look it up: Hustler’s (2019) impresses audiences
At first glance, the movie Hustlers looks like a movie about strippers — and who would not want to see that? After just two weeks in theatres, the star-studded movie received an…
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Fifth-annual “Social Justice Forum” looks at activism efforts in the community
From Monday, Sept. 23, to Tuesday, Sept. 24, students and scholars collected in the Carnegie building for the fifth-annual Social Justice Forum, listening to researchers discuss their thoughts and findings regarding social…
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LB places second in first meet of the season
Laurier Brantford women’s cross-country placed second as a team in their first meet of the season on Saturday. Tied for second with Humber College, Laurier Brantford was given the finalist credit after…
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Tavares brings more potential for the Leafs
The 2018-2019 NHL season is fast approaching and it looks like the Toronto Maple Leafs are in for a very exciting season. There has been a lot of change during the off-season for the Leafs, which will have…
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A bright season ahead for the Raptors
2017-18 Season Recap Last season was the best season in franchise history for the Toronto Raptors: they finished first in the Eastern Conference with a 59-23 record. Along with team success, individual accolades were also…
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New recreation centre is finally here
The long wait has come to an end: the Laurier Brantford YMCA is set to open early September . . . and there are a lot of reasons to be excited for it. The opening date…
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No Stanley Cup for Us
Could a Canadian team bring home the Stanley Cup in 2018? It has been 25 years since the Stanley Cup belonged to a team north of the border and unfortunately that streak…
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Isobel and Clarkson Cups
In the National Women’s Hockey League, the Metropolitan Riveters won their first Isobel Cup on Sunday against defending champions, the Buffalo Beauts. Riveters goaltender Katie Fitzgerald earned MVP, made 21 saves and…
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Laurier runs cancer into the ground
Relay for Life held Cocktails for Cancer on March 1st, 2018 at Club NV. The event starting at 11:30 p.m. had over 100 people supporting the event and raising 675 dollars towards…
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Brantford flood evacuates thousands
On February 21, the Grand River in Brantford and surrounding cities began overflowing causing flooding in multiple areas. Holmedale, West Brant, and Eagle Place areas were all evacuated due to the flooding. Mayor…
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Woodland Cultural: Save the evidence
On Tues. March 6 and Wed. March 7, Laurier hosted a fundraising event for the Woodland Cultural Centre’s Save the Evidence Campaign. Books, t-shirts, water bottles, and pins were sold on-campus with all proceeds…
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LSPIRG: We need to resist pipelines
On Wed. Feb. 28, Lspirg Brantford hosted a workshop called, “Why We Need to Resist Pipelines.” This workshop was facilitated by Jaydene Lavallie, Volunteer and Community Engagement Director for Lspirg who shared why people should be resisting pipelines and…
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Team Canada Olympic 2018 Highlights
Now that the Olympics are over I am going to take a look back at all the moments that made us Canadians watching at home proud of our athletes. These moments are ones…
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LGBTQ romances this Valentine’s Day
Carol (2015)* dir. Todd Haynes Carol garnered 6 Oscar nominations, including Best Actress and Best Supporting for Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. It’s based on the 1952 novel “The Price of Salt” by Patricia Highsmith. It was noted in…
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Safe access zones comes to Brantford
Earlier last week, The Safe Access to Abortion Services Act came into effect within Ontario after receiving royal assent last October. The bill places a ban on anti-abortion protesting within 50-metres of…
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Honouring the life of sprinter of Donovan Bailey
Donovan Anthony Bailey is a retired Canadian track and field sprinter. He was born on Dec. 16, 1967 in Manchester, Jamaica. He always showed athletic skills from grade one, according to his…
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Recap of the Eagles’ Super Bowl Win
The 2017 National Football League (NFL) season is now over and the final game was a nail biter. The 52nd NFL Super Bowl was held on Sunday February 4th at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. One…
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Toronto company offers recent graduates a networking opportunity
According to a report released in 2017 by Statistics Canada, youth (aged 15-24) employment rates are slowly rising, but many recent post-secondary graduates will argue that jobs are still hard to come…
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The Maple Leafs: a mid-season analysis
As the Leafs come back from their week off, and the second half of their season starts up I will be looking back at the first half and discussing what I think…
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Canadians to watch for at the Olympics
Top 10 Canadians Olympians to watch for From Feb, 9 until Feb, 25, South-Korea will host the 23rd Winter Olympic Games. Here are 10 Canadian athletes you should keep an eye on during the competition. …
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2018 WLUSP Candidate Platforms
Presidential Candidate: Terrence Mroz During my time as an undergraduate at Wilfrid Laurier University I have had the pleasure of holding several positions within WLUSP including: Arts & Life writer for The…
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Board of Governors Platforms
Adam Kovacs* Laurier is a community that has experienced events trying to divide us. With what has happened recently we need leaders to act as role models to unite us. However, the…
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Senate Platforms
Christopher Donnelly* My name is Christopher Donnelly and I am doing a double major in history and political science. I am running for both a position on the Board of Directors as…
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Board of Director Platforms
Osman Alwi My name is Osman Alwi and I am a first year Criminology student at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford campus. I am running for a position in the board of directors…
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Presidential Platforms
Ryley Fletcher I am a 5th year Concurrent Education student seeking election for the role of President & CEO of the Students’ Union because I believe in creating the best student…
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Weekly sports night for LB students
Laurier Brantford international students come together for a sports night every Friday. It’s a new program running this year and organized by Laurier International. Every week a Laurier International Peer Mentor (IPM)…
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WLU Brantford scores women’s soccer team
The newest Laurier Brantford sports club was officially approved on Oct. 5: the women’s soccer club. The team had their first practice this past Friday, on Nov. 8. Practices will likely take place…
